Adukwu Surname
Approximately 4,788 people bear this surname
Adukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,779 | 1:37,067 | 2,990 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adukwu (603) may also be a first name.
Adukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adukwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adukwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 98,960th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,522,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adukwu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adukwu is also the 340,376th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 603 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,779 people, or 1 in 37,067. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 41 percent reside, Benue, where 19 percent reside and Enugu, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adeukwu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Adunkwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Adaukwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Adukkwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adoukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aidukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hadukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aadukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aduikwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adikwu | 83 | 11,080 | / |
| Adokwu | 83 | 733 | / |
| Odukwu | 83 | 471 | / |
| Edukwu | 83 | 448 | / |
| Adugwu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Adiekwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Adaugwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adeugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eduukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odukgwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edukwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aidikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adikkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adickwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adiekweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adigwu | 67 | 812 | / |
| Odugwu | 67 | 547 | / |
| Adogwu | 67 | 253 | / |
| Odokwu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Edugwu | 67 | 125 | / |
| Edikwu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Adugbu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odikwu | 67 | 3 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adukwu
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